Damjan Sitar

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Damjan Sitar
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Born (1981-08-17) 17 August 1981 (age 42)
Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 7,718 points (2008)

Damjan Sitar (born August 17, 1981 in Maribor) is a Slovenian decathlete. [1] He set both a national record and a personal best score of 7,718 points, by winning his event at the 2008 Slovenian Open Athletics Championships, coincidentally in his home city. [2]

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Sitar represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in men's decathlon. During the event, he set a personal best of 47.23 metres in the javelin throw, but received poor scores in the shot put, discus throw, and pole vault, which cost him a chance for a medal. In the end, Sitar finished only in twenty-third place, with a total score of 7,336 points. [3]

Personal bests

EventPerformanceLocationDate
100 metres 11.04 Maribor May 28, 2005
400 metres 49.31 Maribor July 2, 2005
1500 metres 4:23.76 Maribor May 31, 2008
110 metres hurdles 14.46 Maribor May 28, 2006
Long jump 7.43 Maribor May 27, 2006
High jump 2.12 Maribor May 27, 2006
Pole vault 4.50 Maribor May 31, 2008
Shot put 13.54 Ljubljana June 3, 2007
Discus throw 43.41 Maribor May 31, 2008
Javelin throw 47.23 Beijing August 22, 2008
Decathlon 7718 Maribor May 31, 2008
Heptathlon (indoor)5751 Linz February 12, 2006

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Damjan Sitar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Sitar do rekorda in norme" [Sitar set a record and a norm] (in Slovenian). Planet Siol. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. "Men's Decathlon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.